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If you are really careful I don't see why not

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you can paint the whole thing and it would not make a big different unless the thickness is to much

you see when you get your rad on the fins there is barely paint and thats good because more airflow and you hide 90% of the times these fins with a fan or a case.

 

tape of the fins and then paint it all the colors of the rainbows.

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Yea, as long as you're careful about not painting the fins you'll be fine

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could you paint the outside (not the fins) rads with plastikote ?

Here's a really good example of what your typing to do, just be sure in your case to sand the original paint to rough up the surface and clean after before you start painting your rads.

 

Got to approx (7:30 for painting)

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I can't remember the name off the top of my head but there is a radiator that you can take apart to paint the shroud

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Here's a really good example of what your typing to do, just be sure in your case to sand the original paint to rough up the surface and clean after before you start painting your rads.

 

Got to approx (7:30 for painting)

 

I wanted to try this as well.

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Might want to consider vinyl stickers as an alternative. At least it's removacle and quick.

who cares...

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Yes, yes you can paint the outside of rads:)

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@ stickers are not that great since the rads are getting warm the glue from the stickers will melt away corners getting loose and eventualy they come off

or even with a bit of condensate.

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@ stickers are not that great since the rads are getting warm the glue from the stickers will melt away corners getting loose and eventualy they come off

or even with a bit of condensate.

 

Eww, i didn't think about that. :D

 

On the other hand i don't think that the temperature changes are that dramatic and there is probably an appropriate material/glue, but you're right, the regular stuff does this.

who cares...

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